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Burden - Amos Lee  
Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song.
Capo 3rd Fret 
GI never meant to G7be a burCden
Oh I just wGorry more than I'd like Dto
GI never meant to G7be a burdeCn
                           G        D7   G(C) G  
Please forgive me if I've weighed on you
GFor so long I have lived amongst the sDhadows
                              D   G(C) G  
Waiting for the sun to break on through
GOh it's time I cast my oG7ars and head ouCt on these shores
                          G            D7   G(C) G  
And find some place where I can start anew
I nevGer meant to bG7e a burdeCn
Oh I just worGry more than I'd like Dto
GI never meant to G7be a burdeCn
                           G         D7  G(C)G  
Please forgive me if I've weighed on you
Oh foCrgive if I've weighed upon your back
It's so heavy alreGady without meD7  
Going aheCad into this abyss and find my own way out of this
So you Dcan walk ahead more D7easily
Interlude:   G   G7   C   G    D    G    G7    C   G   D7  G(C)G  
GI never meant G7to be a burdCen
But yGou're the light that is guiding me thrDough
I neGver meant to G7be a burdeCn
                          G            D7  G(C)G  
Please forgive me if I've weighed on you
                       G            D7  G(C)G  
Please forgive me if I've weighed on you
                       G            D7  G(C)G  
Please forgive me if I've weighed on you

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Burden

by Amos Lee

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Burden - Amos Lee

Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song.

Capo 3rd Fret

G G7 C

I never meant to be a burden

G D

Oh I just worry more than I'd like to

G G7 C

I never meant to be a burden

G D7 G C G

()

Please forgive me if I've weighed on you

G D

For so long I have lived amongst the shadows

D G C G

()

Waiting for the sun to break on through

G G7 C

Oh it's time I cast my oars and head out on these shores

G D7 G C G

()

And find some place where I can start anew

G G7 C

I never meant to be a burden

G D

Oh I just worry more than I'd like to

G G7 C

I never meant to be a burden

G D7 G C G

()

Please forgive me if I've weighed on you

Oh forgive if I've weighed upon your back

G D7

It's so heavy already without me

Going ahead into this abyss and find my own way out of this

D D7

So you can walk ahead more easily

G G7 C G D G G7 C G D7 G C G

Interlude: ()

G G7 C

I never meant to be a burden

G D

But you're the light that is guiding me through

G G7 C

I never meant to be a burden

G D7 G C G

()

Please forgive me if I've weighed on you

G D7 G C G

()

Please forgive me if I've weighed on you

G D7 G C G

()

Please forgive me if I've weighed on you

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